Egypt to Invite Soviet Ambassador Back Amid Middle East Shifts
Washington reports Egypt plans to invite a Soviet ambassador to Cairo, signaling Mubarak's move to realign Egypt with the Arab mainstream after Sadat's death. China also shells Vietnam along the border in a large scale attack, condemning Vietnamese actions that damaged civilian sites. Police urge seniors to beware flimflam across Frederick, detailing four victim cases and a mall parking lot scam.
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Cairo
U.S
Anwar Sadat
Mubarak
Egypt
Israel
Peking
China
Vietnam
Police warn seniors of flimflam after bank loan scam
A male and accomplices lured a victim with a supposed inheritance of cash then staged a bank withdrawal to back a $5,000 pot. A black male and white male vanished with the money envelope after the bank visit while a second set of suspects targeted elderly shoppers for wallet theft in grocery stores. The incident, under investigation by Cpl. Robert A. Servacek, prompts seniors to report suspicious activity.
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Ashton
VICI
Cpl
Robert A. Servacek
Barricaded man surrenders after hours in Md home
John Carr, 49, barricaded in a Bladensburg residence for seven hours firing at least 60 shots. He emerged with hands raised around 6 a.m., none injured though homes and cars were hit. tear gas failed to stop him after police exchanged gunfire during the standoff.
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Bladensburg, Md
John Carr
Prince George’s County
Robert Law
Kennedy declines Dallas speaking at UAW convention
UAW President Douglas A. Fraser says Senator Edward Kennedy declined to speak at the Dallas convention next month due to traumatic memories of his brother President John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963. Kennedy has not visited Dallas since the murder on November 22, 1963, and no replacement has been named.
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Detroit
Edward Kennedy
United Auto Workers
Dallas
UAW
Douglas A. Fraser
Fraser
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Washington Merry-Go-Round column and political notes
Columnist Jack Anderson notes U S naval supply limits in a distant war while other views include Canadian officials lobbying for policy changes and a profile of the Democratic presidential field. Eugene Gell cites special interest groups losing influence in Annapolis. Tom Tiedt interviews a modern figure. Rusty Brows profiles adopted children. Terry Poole lists upcoming agricultural events.
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Washington
Jack Anderson
U.S
Bogdan Kipling
Robert Walters
Eugene Gell
Annapolis
Tom Tiedt
Bobo
Rusty Brows
Terry Poole
Weather forecast for Western Maryland and Maryland Mountains
A large high pressure system dominates conditions through Wednesday with partly sunny skies, wind, and unseasonably cold air. Maryland mountains may see flurries, drying conditions persist, and temperatures range from the 20s to 40s with much colder nights.
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Maryland
Carrell
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Hagerstown
Westminster
Gaithersburg
Leesburg
David Lesher
Inside The News TV Listings and Weather Map
A compact listing setting frames the TV listings and weather map section with a reflective note on self sacrifice as the kernel of reported miracles, invoking Emerson to tether the era’s media framing to enduring philosophical insight.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
County growth plan favors concentrated development around communities
Frederick County presents a two volume draft guiding growth for two decades focusing on clustered housing and industry near existing towns. Projections shrink to about 156000 by 2100, with regionalized planning for Adamstown Brunswick Frederick Middletown New Market Thurmont Urbana and Walkersville.
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Frederick County
James R. Shaw
Dows
Mark E. Friis
Friis
U.S
Adamstown
Brunswick
Frederick
Middletown
New Market
Thurmont
Urbana
Walkersville
Shaw
Ballenger Creek
Green Valley
Walesa interrogated again in Poland over Solidarity links
Exiled Polish labor leader Lech Walesa arrived for a third police interrogation in a week at Gdansk headquarters. His spokesman confirmed the 39-year-old faced seven hours of questioning recently, amid reports of Solidarity leaders meeting clandestinely and looming May Day protests to pressure the Vatican ahead of Pope John Paul II’s June visit.
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Warsaw
Poland
Lech Walesa
Mshanae
Solidarity
Walesa
Adam Kinaszewski
Gdanks
Danuta
Associated Press
Gdansk
Vatican
John Paul II
Rzeczpospolita
Valesa
Citizens chief criticizes fire appeals board selection
Frederick citizens and Citizens Truck Company Chief Fred Wood challenged the fire board of appeals on Monday for not consulting firefighters before appointing three retired fire company presidents to the panel. He urged that active firefighters or local business leaders be included and pressed for input from the city fire department. The meeting also discussed a proposed assistant fire marshal and a city fire prevention plan, while praising firefighters’ response to last week’s gasoline leak at Fast Eddie’s and noting pending state DNR action on gas removal.
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Frederick
Wood
Murphy
Fire Board
Fire Service
Paul Rhoads
Citizens Truck Company
Walter Murray
Hagerstown
Rhoads
Murray
Fast Eddie's
East Patrick Street
State Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Bodies searched at Beirut embassy after blast
Rescue squads combed shattered embassy ruins for casualties after a truck bombing hit the U S embassy in Beirut. Officials said up to 16 Americans were killed and about 120 wounded. 22 Americans were among the injured. Police reported 39 dead overall and 130 people at the site during the explosion.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
James M. Mead
U.S. Marine
Robert Dillon
Mead
Mediterranean
Dillon
Navy
Bill Henderson
Artesia
N.M
Yarze
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Frederick Towne Mall
Lewistown
National Library Week
PTA
C. Kurt Holter
Bladensburg
Law
Halfway House
Worcester
Mass
James Nally
Nally
Jose Ocasio
Ocasio
Central Community Home
Worcester State Hospital
Neuws
Inside the News
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Citizens
Fire Appeals Board
Karen Gardner
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